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Landscapes debate could reinvigorate UN climate talks in Warsaw negotiator
2013-10-26 15:10:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: A dedicated Global Landscapes Forum to coincide with upcoming international climate change talks in Warsaw will highlight the benefits of taking a holistic approach to land-use management and could give the strategy a key role in efforts to curb global warming, an international climate negotiator has said. Negotiators are expected to broaden the scope of talks rather than solving some of the controversial details related to the verification of carbon emissions under the UN-backed REDD+ (Reducing...
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The great PS4 vs. Xbox One storage debate: Is 500GB really enough for new games?
2013-10-25 19:59:24| Extremetech
The Xbox One and PS4 both pack 500GB drives, but is that going to be sufficient when measured against the sheer size of game installs?
Al Gore weighs into debate over links between bushfires and climate change
2013-10-23 11:54:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Australian Broadcasting Corporation: Former US vice-president and environmentalist Al Gore says there is a proven link between climate change and bushfires. This week, a United Nations official said the devastating fires in New South Wales proved the world is "already paying the price of carbon". Prime Minister Tony Abbott today dismissed the comment, accusing the official of "talking through her hat". He argued that "fire is a part of the Australian experience" and not linked to climate change. "Climate change is real,...
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Australia's bushfires inflame climate change debate
2013-10-22 04:53:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
CNN: Australia's bushfires have such a long and destructive history there's almost no day of the week that hasn't been dubbed "black" or "ash" to mark a major conflagration. There was Black Thursday in Victoria in 1851, which destroyed five million hectares and claimed 12 lives -- the first large-scale bushfire in the history of white settlement in Australia. Since then there's been Red Tuesday in 1898 in Victoria, which consumed 2,000 buildings, Black Friday in Victoria in 1938 that killed 71 and...
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The palm oil debate: can the world's most productive oilseed be less damaging to the environment?
2013-10-21 18:47:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: On Thursday, 17 October 2013 Mongabay.com and the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) co-hosted a discussion on environmental issues related to palm oil. The discussion involved representatives from WWF, Greenpeace and the RSPO. Mongabay.com Founder Rhett A. Butler served as the moderator. The following is an approximate transcription of the discussion. The transcription was provided by the RSPO. Rhett Butler: Welcome to the online debate, I am Rhett Butler to moderate this discussion...
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